Providence Business News honored 34 of the region’s most accomplished companies, entrepreneurs and innovators in its third annual Fastest-Growing & Innovative Companies awards program and gala event held Sept. 10 at Rosecliff mansion.
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Wouldn’t we all like to find ourselves at the top of a list that signifies rapid growth? Now in its third year, the Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program presents the opportunity to do just that.
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In a letter on her company’s website, Emily Harrington, CEO of staffing firm Qualified Resources International, said she decided to launch the newest incarnation of Qualified Resources after selling the original in 2009 because she “understood every facet of the business.” And seeing as the 4-year-old Cranston-based Qualified Resources is not only on Providence Business News’ list of fastest-growing companies – but also up a spot from last year – that statement seems to be proven true.
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When Peter Crump and Matt Dempsey became business partners at Providence-based general-contracting firm Site Specific LLC back in 2007, the duo worked out of a basement with three employees for six months. Over the past seven years, things have certainly changed.
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Headquartered in Warwick, Automated Business Solutions, an office equipment provider and servicer, has been in business for more than 20 years. For a small business, that kind of staying power would be a testament to success in and of itself. But what is particularly impressive about ABS is the fact that despite a still-sluggish economy, it saw 36 percent growth from 2011 to 2013.
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